Now we must also examine the culture as we Mexican Americans have experienced it, passing from a sovereign people to compatriots with newly arriving settlers to, finally, a conquered people—a charter minority on our own land.

【标识】

Now we must also examine the culture 1[as we Mexican Americans have experienced it], 2we passing 3{from a sovereign people to compatriots 4[with newly arriving settlers] to, finally, a conquered people}—a charter minority 5[on our own land].

【难点】

1. 长句。as引导的方式状语从句。

2. 无头句。passing from…on our own land省略主语we。

3. 长句。from…to…to…构成的平行结构。4. 介词结构倒装。with newly arriving settlers修饰compatriots。5. 介词结构倒装。on our own land修饰charter minority。

【译文】

现在，我们也必须用我们墨西哥裔美国人的经历来审视这个文化：我们本来是一个有主权的民族，接着变成了刚刚到此定居者的同胞，最后沦落为一个被征服的民族，变成了自己土地上的特许的少数派。